Jude & Tony, You may want to add Wigeon and Lesser Black-backed Gull to the list now. Cheers Mark Message: 3 Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:28:45 +1100 From: “Tony Palliser” To: “‘Jude Latt’” , Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] IOC 891 or 893 Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”us-ascii” Jude, It is a constant moving target these days … Read more
Hi all, For anyone interested in such things, some pics of the Franklin’s Gull currently settled in Cervantes are now up on our blog: http://wabirdingblog.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/franklins-gull-at-cervantes.html#more It seems to be a 2nd winter bird moulting heavily in 2nd summer, though it’s hard to rule out an adult given the scruffy state of the bird. Assuming I … Read more
Hi Sun 17 th March drove north into a flock of approx 100 White-throated Needletails and a handfull of Australian Swiftlets feeding in a circular movement (from east to west) above the Bruce Hwy just south of Rollingstone. Reversed to watch them 7.35 – 7.40 am and had excellent views of white throats and rumps … Read more